Small Biz Fraud Sondland

"Gordon Sondland, the former US ambassador to the EU and a star witness in Trump’s impeachment trial, received a small business loan from the Paycheck Protection Program.

A spokesperson for Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain Sondland founded, confirmed to Bloomberg News that the company had been approved for a PPP loan.

Sondland, who was recalled from his post as EU ambassador two days after Trump was acuitted in his Senate impeachment trial, has a net worth of at least $78 million.

The administration has been criticized for its handling of the PPP program, as small businesses complain"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-us-live-house-484bn-crisis-aid-package-trump-cuomo-latest-news-updates#block-5ea1e0ac8f08163fabe4769f
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/luxury-hotel-executive-biggest-winner-of-small-business-relief

"Another Trump supporter and hotelier -- Gordon Sondland -- was also a beneficiary of the small-business relief package. Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain he founded, received a PPP loan, according to a spokeswoman. Sondland is the former ambassador to the EU who played a starring role in the Trump impeachment proceedings.

The group has more than a dozen properties, including three in Washington state, which has been hard-hit by the virus. The Portland Business Journal reported earlier on Sondland’s hotel group winning a PPP loan."

Bloomberg News omits the DETAIL that Sondland gave/bribed Trump $1,000,000 toward the "inauguration."
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https://www.opb.org/news/article/gordon-sondland-money-donations-ambassador-bid-trump-officials/

"Despite giving $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, Portland businessman Gordon Sondland was originally blocked from getting an ambassadorship by Trump’s inner circle."